Sensor Fusion and Autonomy as a Powerful Combination for Biological Assessment in the Marine Environment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Integration of Scientific Echosounders into an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
2.2. Advantages of Using an AUV as a Platform for Echosounders
2.3. Data Processing and Analysis
2.4. Autonomous Decision-Making
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Moline, M.A.; Benoit-Bird, K. Sensor Fusion and Autonomy as a Powerful Combination for Biological Assessment in the Marine Environment. Robotics 2016, 5, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics5010004
Moline MA, Benoit-Bird K. Sensor Fusion and Autonomy as a Powerful Combination for Biological Assessment in the Marine Environment. Robotics. 2016; 5(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics5010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoline, Mark A., and Kelly Benoit-Bird. 2016. "Sensor Fusion and Autonomy as a Powerful Combination for Biological Assessment in the Marine Environment" Robotics 5, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics5010004